Science

 Unit 1b:
Growing Plants

Name some common plants, identify the leaf, root, stem and flower of a plant; recognise that plants are living and need water and light to grow and recognise they can investigate the conditions plants need for growth

Direct2U Lesson Plan
After children have carried out practical work, the teacher uses a computer model of growing a plant to summarise and review a unit of work on Growing Plants. Children use a computer-based writing frame W42 Science Y1X to record the results of an experiment.
 Direct2U

Identify the parts of a plant.
Working from Plant Explorer, click on the "Parts of a plant" icon to view a simple flowering plant. Encourage children to explore the plant with the mouse and name the different parts. Children can click for more information.
Go on a flower hunt around the school
Print out the photographs from the Plant Explorer website.
www.naturegrid.org.uk/plant/flowers.html

Explore what plants need to live.
Use the "What do plants need?" page to review the things that plants need to live.

Plants provide food for humans
Use the "Eating Plants" page in Plant Explorer to introduce the idea that plants provide us with food.

Photographs of Plants - Sebastian Swan website

Label the Plant
westsussex.gov.uk

What is the job of roots?
wsgfl2.westsussex.gov.uk

What helps a seed to grow?
wsgfl2.westsussex.gov.uk

Children could grow plants from seeds and record their development using digital cameras.

Direct2U Lesson Plan - living or non living
Children use drag and drop activities to reinforce understanding of living and non-living things.
 Direct2U l Download activity sheet from TRE

Create a Picture
Use My World / Textease or a graphic program to assemble a picture of a plant and label it. The program needs to start with the pieces and labels correctly selected, rotated and scattered around the screen.

Intel Microscope
Use the Intel Microsocope to observe and photograph seeds shooting (eg bean, cress) over a period of time.
The Light House Education website has an example - Watch Cress grow!

Plants in Motion - l Germination l Flowers l Light and dark l

Science Display Resources
www.schoolslinks.co.uk

Websites

Life Cycle of a Tree www.mhschool.com	New Plants www.fossweb.com	BBC Science Clips
IWB Activity ngfl-cymru.org.uk	Find out about plants with Zip the bee BGfL	IWB Activity ngfl-cymru.org.uk

Adventure and information University of Illinois	Plant Life Cycle crick.northants.sch.uk	Plant Detective bbsrc.ac.uk

Seed growth bgfl.org	Seed Dispersal countrysideinfo.co.uk